Comments on: I Need a Hero

By: Kent Peterson

Kent Peterson — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:15:51 +0000

Check out Chris Horner:

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:44:26 +0000

“The famous are rarely significant, the significant rarely famous.”
The celebrities of all walks who we look to as heroes were heroes before they were famous.
Look in the mirror Darryl, you’re a hero to somebody.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:55:25 +0000

Google Pat Tillman.

By: Loving the Bike

Loving the Bike — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:04:17 +0000

Great words of wisdom as always, my friend. You’re totally right about looking for heros in all areas of life. I appreciate your words.

Darryl

By: Clive Chapman

Clive Chapman — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:01:32 +0000

I’m not one to put the tag of hero on any sporting person. There are too many heroes outside of sport who are the genuine article.

The fireman who rushes back into a burning building, the lifeboatman who braves the worst storm to save a life, or the soldier who risks his own neck save his comrades.

The disabled person who overcomes all the odds to achieve what was not possible or the badly injured who completes, lets say a marathon.

For sporting people all you can hope for is that they are good role models. I think that doing something you love, even if you are the worlds best at sport doesn’t qualify for the tag “hero”.

But, if you force my hand then my sport of Rugby has the Englishman Jonny Wilkinson, the youngest player ever to play for England, won the Rugby World Cup with an extra time drop goal in 2003 and is renowned for his modesty, his hard work and shunning of the celebraty lifestyle in the pursuit of excellence.

Like I said, he’s been at the very top of his sport, a totally awesome role model, but as he’d be the first to tell you, a hero he ain’t.

By: Loving the Bike

Loving the Bike — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:53:06 +0000

You’re so right….we really do get to find out everything about them these days don’t we? That probably does play a part in the heroism, and it also allows them to show what kind of hero they are outside of the playing field as well.

Darryl

By: Loving the Bike

Loving the Bike — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:52:03 +0000

Good point, thanks for sharing it Andrew. I’m not sure who we would consider the last “true hero”, but I’m hoping one more comes along in my lifetime.

Darryl

By: tourpro

tourpro — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:59:13 +0000

It’s possible with so much information and media surrounding modern-athletes, that we know too much about them. It turns out that they are all people, with flaws, just like us.

For me, it’s no longer the impressive performance or record-breaking feat, but the style and character of the person who has strived to achieve. Like Jens and many others.

No doubt, it is hard to put anyone on a pedestal these days, when we’ve been burned so many times. But even so, there is still hope.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:46:03 +0000

If one came along more than once a generation we’d hardly take notice. That’s what makes them special in a field that often attracts the selfish on a quest for individual achievement, fame, riches and ego. Those very selfish desires often drive athletes to win. They often have to pay a very high personal price as well.